Platforms

Platforms

History of CHEP

Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool

The Australian government develops the Allied Materials Handling Standing Committee to provide efficient handling of defence supplies during World War II.

After World War II, the US Army leaves behind a wealth of materials handling equipment at their military bases in Australia. The Australian government combines this asset base with existing infrastructure to form the Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool, or CHEP.

1949

Privatise CHEP

The government decides to privatise the equipment-handling industry and mandates the sale of the organisation now known simply as CHEP.

1958

Brambles acquires CHEP

Brambles, a business formed in 1875 with experience in materials handling, acquires CHEP. The business experiences rapid growth and, within a few years, operates the largest pool of pallets and containers in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest hiring fleet of forklift trucks in Australia.

1974 - 1991

CHEP expands

CHEP launches equipment-pooling operations in 14 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, South Africa, Canada and the USA.

Automotive Solutions

CHEP launches its Automotive Solutions business in Australia, followed by Europe in 1993.

Unitpool

CAPS

Brambles acquires CAPS, a provider of and pooling services for intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) to form an IBC business in the Americas.

IFCO Acquisition

Brambles makes its largest ever acquisition, IFCO Systems, a global provider of RPC pooling services and a provider of pallet management services in the USA (March).

2011

JMI Aerospace and Driessen Services

Brambles acquires maintenance and repair organisations (MROs) JMI Aerospace and Driessen Services in the aerospace solutions sector and formally launches CHEP Aerospace Solutions as an equipment pooling and repair service dedicated to servicing the pooling and maintenance requirements of the aviation industry.

2011

European and Latin American Expansion

CHEP expands further in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America, taking the total number of countries in which it provides equipment pooling solutions to more than 50.

2011

Paramount Pallets

Brambles expands its Canadian pallet management and pooling operations through the acquisition of Paramount Pallet

2013

Pallecon

Brambles acquires Pallecon, a leading provider of intermediate bulk container solutions in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.